Despite 2025's global wars and crises, the season of Advent reveals how hope endures through the darkness, drawing on research and real-world examples of transformation.

This last day of November ends another calendar month and moves us closer to December 21, the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year, when we will be plunged into deeper darkness. Meanwhile, ...

LOS ANGELES — As the season of Advent begins, many Christians turn toward quiet reflection and preparation for Christmas. But in several Southern California congregations with large immigrant ...

We realized that in isolation, hope dims, but in a community of cherished belonging, our hope flourishes and thrives. Greg Boyle S.J. - "Cherished Belonging" Fr. Greg, best-selling author and ...

The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the... During Advent, immigrant congregations find hope ...